I love going to the river not only to enjoy nature, but to think about the Los Angeles River's place in our city's history and to envision its great place in our future.

Enthusiasm — real grassroots enthusiasm — trumps money, trumps endorsements, trumps everything.

I touched him. From brain to body, in ways I couldn’t quite understand. But he did and for him, that was all that mattered.

You may have been too quick to admit the difficulty of a specific task. The question is "how many times have you tried dealing with it"? Don't say it's difficult if you haven't tried it!

So this gargoyle you're looking for, she could imagine herself saying. It wouldn't happen to have freaky magical powers, or the ability to devour human souls, would it?

It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, and incumbency.

At the core of life is a hard purposefulness, a determination to live.

I believe that the influence of woman will save the country before every other power.

Set no time to the Lord the creator of time, for His time is always best.

I've learned to love my brown eyes.

There is no emptiness of soul ever for those whose life is devoted to God.

If you come to a fork in the road, take it.